Hey.
Renner Crossman here. The new and improved version, not the old Renner, the
jerk who seduced women, then dumped them. Walls painted white by God’s grace,
I’m determined to set things right with people I’ve wronged in my life.
Beginning with Kinny.

Beautiful,
wholesome, pristine Kinny. Like springtime opening her arms wide after a long,
harsh winter; new blossoms popping out to embrace the sun. Unspoiled, if you
catch my drift, until a month before our wedding date.

So, I
called Kinny a few days ago to apologize, right? Got her voice mail and left
her a message asking to meet in person. I could have called that number a
hundred times just to hear that sweet voice. Yeah, I’m so not over her.

But, I
did the right thing breaking up with her, even if it was lousy timing. She
blamed me for the deaths of her mother and brother. Well, not me, but the badge
in general.

Ten
years later, I’m still a cop, just a different kind: a Deputy U.S. Marshal. That
won’t matter to Kinny, though. I still carry a gun and a badge. So, it’s
probably best that she blew me off and didn’t show up tonight. With an early
morning appointment for a job transfer to Charlotte and plans to hunt down a
house near my friends, my plate’s mighty full.

When
Kinny stumbles into my room after midnight, a thug hot on her heels, what
choice do I have but to protect her? Will she still see me as the “old” Renner?
Or can I model the “new man” in Christ?